In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the popular magical girl manga and anime, it was announced that a new anime adaptation of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon will be released no later than Summer 2013.
The announcement was made by Publisher Kodansha and creator Naoko Takeuchi during 20th anniversary event streamed live from Nico Nico.
Also present in the event are Kotono Mitsuishi and Tohru Furuya, the voices of Sailor Moon/Usagi Tsukino and Tuxedo Mask/Mamoru Chiba in the first Sailor Moon anime. Both voice actors will be reprising their roles in the new anime, which will be retelling of the original manga and aimed toward older fans.
Momoiro Clover Z, who are in Sailor Moon cosplay, sang the first anime's theme “Moonlight Densetsu” via a live video feed from Japan Expo 2012 in France, will be singing the new anime's theme song. The new theme song will be entitled “Z Otome Shinsou.”
Source: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll, moetron
